Fluid Tetrathionate Medium (Tetrathionate BrothBase w/o Iodine and BG) is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is a Fluid Tetrathionate Mediumwithout added iodine and brilliant green. This Fluid Tetrathionate Mediumis employed for the selective enrichment method for isolating Salmonellae from faeces, urine, food and other material of sanitary importance.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: M032-100G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 100g

Product composition:gm/L

• Tryptone 2.500
• Peptone 2.500
• Bile salts 1.000
• Calcium carbonate 10.000
• Sodium thiosulphate 30.000

Product features:

• Appearance: White to a cream homogeneous free-flowing powder
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Complete medium with added brilliant green and iodine solution - Light green colored, an opalescent solution with heavy white precipitate, which on standing the precipitate settles down.
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed with added brilliant green and iodine solution when sub cultured on MacConkey Agar (M081) after enrichment in Tetrathionate medium, after an incubation at 35-37C for 18-24 hours